Queensland Railways 1460 class
# Queensland Railways 1460 class

The 1460 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways between 1964 and 1966.

## History

The 1460 class was an evolution of the 1450 class fitted with a new carbody and cab as well as dual controls and improved generators. Five were fitted with dynamic braking for descending the Haughton Range from Charters Towers to Townsville on the Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line). They operated services along the North Coast line.

The first was withdrawn in December 1986. In 1995, 21 were sold to Tranz Rail in New Zealand. 1492 being the first withdrawn, only after a level crossing accident in Townsville. Eighteen were overhauled at Hutt Workshops and placed in service with Tranz Rail as the DQ and QR classes or with the Australian Transport Network in Tasmania as the DQ2000 class. Four Tranz Rail DQs were exported to South Africa in 2013.

1461 has been preserved by Queensland Rail's Heritage Division and stored at Workshops Rail Museum, North Ipswich.

## Class register

| Number | Introduced | Withdrawn | Status | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1460 | April 1964 | | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6382. Operated by a cement company to work at a site near the Nacala Corridor in Mozambique as RRL22-01. |
| 1461 | May 1964 | | Preserved | Withdrawal date unknown. Preserved, Queensland Rails Heritage Division. Under restoration. |
| 1462 | May 1964 | July 1999 | Withdrawn | Modified and reclassified as QR 2027 by Tranz Rail. Stored in Mount Vernon, Illinois. |
| 1463 | June 1964 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1464 | July 1964 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1465 | July 1964 | | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6416. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2006. |
| 1466 | August 1964 | | In service | Modified by Tranz Rail as QR 2033. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2010. |
| 1467 | September 1964 | | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6376. Operated by the Harmony Mining Company, Welkom OFS in Mozambique as BG15-02. |
| 1468 | September 1964 | 2015 | Withdrawn | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6330. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2005. |
| 1469 | September 1964 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1470 | October 1964 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1471 | October 1964 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1472 | November 1964 | | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6353. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2008. |
| 1473 | November 1964 | | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6324. Operated by a cement company to work at a site near the Nacala Corridor in Mozambique as BG15-01. |
| 1474 | December 1964 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1475 | January 1965 | August 2005 | Scrapped | Modified and reclassified as QR 2056. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania. |
| 1476 | March 1965 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1477 | March 1965 | November 2009 | Scrapped | Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2062. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania. |
| 1478 | April 1965 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1479 | April 1965 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1480 | May 1965 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1481 | June 1965 | | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6347. Operated by a cement company to work at a site near the Nacala Corridor in Mozambique as RRL22-02. |
| 1482 | June 1965 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1483 | July 1965 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1484 | November 1965 | | In service | Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX. |
| 1485 | November 1965 | | Under overhaul | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6399. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2007. Undergoing conversion to a driving trailer for the Railton to Devonport cement trains. |
| 1486 | December 1965 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1487 | December 1965 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1488 | December 1965 | July 1999 | Withdrawn | Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2079. Stored in Mount Vernon in Illinois. |
| 1489 | January 1966 | July 1999 | Withdrawn | Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2085. Stored in Mount Vernon in Illinois. |
| 1490 | January 1966 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1491 | February 1966 | | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2009. |
| 1492 | February 1966 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. Now scrapped. Was the first of the 1460 Class To be Scrapped. |
| 1493 | March 1966 | July 2002 | Scrapped | Modified and reclassified by Tranz Rail as QR 2102. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania. Now scrapped. |
| 1494 | March 1966 | | In service | Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX. |
| 1495 | April 1966 | | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2011. |
| 1496 | April 1966 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1497 | May 1966 | | In service | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2012. |
| 1498 | June 1966 | | Scrapped | Withdrawal date unknown. |
| 1499 | June 1966 | November 1989 | Scrapped | Scrapped by Tranz Rail. |
| 1500 | July 1966 | | In service | Rebuilt by National Railway Equipment Company. Operated by the Magadi Soda Company in Kenya as their No. 5001. |
| 1501 | August 1966 | | In service | Rebuilt by National Railway Equipment Company. Operated by CMP in Chile as their No. 9. |
